Spice and Barbee Added to Brooklyn Music Festival

New York, NY (Ms. RAINE INC.) – Dancehall’s spicy vixen and real-life barbie doll will be joining the likes of the ‘King of the Dancehall,” the ‘Gully Gaad’ and the ‘Energy God’ as headliners of the Brooklyn Music Festival on Sunday, June 21st at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn. Leading ladies Spice and Barbee are set to add a much needed feminine touch to the testosterone driven festival featuring the top of the top entertainers in Dancehall, Reggae, Ska, Hip Hop, and R&B.

“People have been asking why there were no women on the festival,” says famed Caribbean music promoter and Brooklyn Music Festival organizer George Crooks. “I just kept telling them ‘wait and see.’ There is a lot of new female talent that is really making an impact out there right now, but I needed women that can really hold their own on a line-up that includes so many hard-hitting male acts, so I chose Spice and Barbee.”

Grace Hamilton, best known as Spice for her charismatic presence and lethal lyrics, received acclaim for her 2006 hit single “Fight Ova Man,” on Dave Kelly’s 85 rhythm that also featured label mate Cham’s crossover hit “Ghetto Story.” The once aspiring accountant has recently receive international attention for the controversial hit single “Ramping Shop” a feisty sexually-tinged duet with deejay (MC) Vybz Kartel that spawned much debate among music industry leaders and new legislation in Jamaica’s broadcasting system. Despite the controversy “Ramping Shop” hit #1 on Jamaica’s Hype TV and Hot 102FM charts, and has been enjoying regular airplay overseas.

With roots stemming from Jamaica and Nigeria, New York-born Dancehall singer Barbee scored her first hit single “Missing You” with roots Reggae sing-jay Junior Kelly, reaching #3 on charts in Jamaica. More recently Barbee teamed up with Dancehall King Beenie Man on the “Give It Up,” which spent three weeks at #1 on the charts in Jamaica in 2008. Her latest hit “Love You Anyway” hit #1 in Jamaica and #3 on New York’s Top 30 Reggae Singles chart.

The Brooklyn Music Festival will be held at the Aviator Sports and Recreation’s Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY, on Sunday, June 21st. Featured acts include Mavado, Beenie Man, Serani, Elephant Man, Bounty Killer, Capleton, Spice, Tarrus Riley, Big Daddy Kane, Frankie Paul, Ding Dong, Barbee, Brown Rice Family, Patch, Berbice, Natural Black, New Kingston Band, Benny Bwoy, Leon and the Peoples, and Kendra Granville. More acts to be announced. General admission tickets are $45 until April 30th. To purchase tickets log on to www.ticketmaster.com or call 212-307-7171. For group sales or vending information log on to www.brooklynmusicfestival.com or contact Jammins Entertainment at 718-282-8041 or brooklynmusicfestival@gmail.com.